All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

In Cui Jin's mind, the voice and smile of the eldest princess emerged.

Thinking of the look of disgust on the eldest princess's face every time he mentioned the Duke's Mansion in front of her.

I still remember that the year before last, the Duke of Wei sent his slaves to occupy the farmlands of the common people in the northern suburbs of the capital.

The eldest princess thought that he was forced by the Duke's mansion to act like this, so she personally went to the gate and reprimanded Duke Wei to restrain them.

But afterwards, he was worried that he would be targeted by Wei Guogong, so he went to the emperor to intercede for the Zhao family.

"The eldest princess is upright and upright. If she is alive in the sky and knows what you have done, she will definitely hate you for deceiving her and hiding it from her..."

Cui Jin was so remorseful that he fell to the ground and wept, "I was deceived by lard. I mistrusted you, deceived her, and betrayed her trust. I really deserve to die...Damn it!"

On the seventh day after the eldest princess's death, Cui Jin, the son-in-law, realized for the first time what he had lost, and wept bitterly.

Naturally, Eunuch Chang would not let him go, and also cried to the emperor: "Your Majesty understands that Concubine Cui's behavior must have been instigated by others, and the death of the Eldest Princess may also be related to him. Please Majesty, investigate this matter thoroughly to comfort him." The spirit of the eldest princess in heaven."

Concubine Zhao was shocked by what the son-in-law said just now, and upon hearing the words, she also cried aggrievedly, "Your Majesty, this concubine is really a disaster for no reason, I also ask the Holy Majesty to avenge the eldest princess's grievances, and also make decisions for my concubine, and return the Zhao family to innocence." .”

The emperor's gaze swept across the faces of Eunuch Chang and Concubine Zhao, their majestic and cold faces were unclear.

"Oh? Eunuch Chang thinks, who is the one who dares to instigate behind the son-in-law's back? Let me hear."

Eunuch Chang knew very well that this was a rare opportunity, so he lowered his head, "Actually, I don't know who is instigating the son-in-law behind the scenes, but the eldest princess once told the old slave before she was alive that the son-in-law is cunning and vicious by nature. During the palace banquet, I was accidentally frightened by Xue Tuan, raised by the Empress Dowager, and I kept it in my heart. Four months ago, together with Yu Zhu, I killed Xue Tuan and hid her body in the East Palace."

He mentioned Xuetuan and Donggong, although he didn't mention it explicitly, the meaning is very obvious.

The Empress Dowager's expression changed instantly, and even the Emperor's eyes became more gloomy.

Shocked expressions appeared on everyone's faces.

Now, no one in the capital knows that the case of hiding the corpse in the ice cellar of the East Palace has a great connection with Chu Yan and the eldest princess' mansion.

If it is the son-in-law hooking up with the emperor's grandson, then everything makes sense!

"You mean that the person who instigated the son-in-law to slander the Zhao family is King Ning?" the emperor asked coldly.

Eunuch Chang's voice trembled: "I dare not speculate randomly, it's just because of the Xuetuan incident, every time the eldest princess mentions it, I feel chilled. The empress originally said, 'Even a cat will not be let go, and there may be a day in the future. Start with this palace.' Since then, the empress has always wanted to reconcile with the son-in-law. A few days ago, the body of Yuzhu was found in Wang An's mansion, and the empress was even more frightened, so she had a conflict with His Highness Ning. If so, the son-in-law will unite with outsiders this time, and kill the empress!"

"You made something out of nothing, talking nonsense!" Cui Jin heard the last, his canthus cracked, and he wanted to eat his flesh, "Obviously because Concubine Zhao is afraid of cats, and that cat once scared the concubine's womb, so you persuaded me How could the eldest princess know about poisoning the cat..."

"Your Majesty!" Concubine Zhao's delicate and pretty face was full of absurdity, "The cat in the palace of the concubine was given by the concubine. The concubine goes to pay her respects every day. How can she be afraid of cats? The people in the palace, Everyone can testify that the concubine was pregnant for ten months, why was she ever startled by a cat? You see, Concubine Cui is really talking nonsense!"

Most of the people present were from the palace. It was well known that Concubine Zhao also had cats in her palace.

If everyone had still believed what the son-in-law said before, they would have believed a little or two, but now, they will not believe even half of it!

Cui Jin looked at everyone's expressions, and felt a tight pain in his chest, and he was vomiting blood.

It turned out that from the very beginning, it was all calculated and coaxed him to work hard, but in the end he was the one who couldn't argue with it, and he was the one who took the place of the dead.

The snow ball is the last link they designed for him!
Using something out of nothing, let him attack the Queen Mother's cat.One day, if he rebelliously announces this matter, it will be his self-proof of "nonsense"!

"Chang Liang, as the eldest princess's most trusted servant, but you are working for Zhao Dong, making up words that the eldest princess never said before, are you not afraid that the eldest princess will not rest in peace?" Cui Jin said angrily.

"My son-in-law, don't argue anymore." Eunuch Chang leaned over and said with certainty: "This old slave can swear to the heavens that everything he said just now is true, and if there is even a half-truth in falsehood, he will be struck by lightning and die a terrible death." If the eldest princess is alive in the sky, knowing that this old servant risked his life to identify you as the real murderer, she will feel relieved in her heart..."

"Is the eldest princess that Eunuch Chang said about this palace?" At this moment, a majestic female voice came from the corner.

Everyone followed the sound and saw the bright and majestic Eldest Princess, wearing a crown dress and full makeup, holding the hand of a wonderful woman with one hand, coming out from behind the carved partition where Concubine Zhao was hiding just now.

Behind her was the grandson of the emperor, Chu Yan, who was wearing a purple-gold python robe and had a stern face.

In the mourning hall, except for the empress dowager and the emperor who knew about it, Qi Qi gasped, with astonishment on their faces.

Who would have thought that the eldest princess, who had been dead for many days, would appear alive in front of people.

The moment Eunuch Chang saw the eldest princess, he was terrified, with deep fear in his eyes, "Princess, princess..."

The eldest princess walked up to him and stopped, her bright face bowed down towards him, her pair of majestic phoenix eyes, with a piercing power, made him breathless.

"Chang Liang, you just said, what did I say to you before? Tell me again and let me listen."

Eunuch Chang's face was ashen, trembling all over, he opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word.

"Aren't you good at talking?" The eldest princess looked at him coldly, "Why don't you talk?"

"Eldest Princess..." Cui Jin who was at the side saw the Eldest Princess standing in front of him, weeping with joy, "It's great, you didn't die."

His Qingqing is still alive!

Cui Jin tried his best to reach out to the princess, wanting to touch the skirt of the princess...

There was only a sound of "咻", a cold light flashed, and a short dagger flew from behind the eldest princess, nailing it to the floor tiles with a vicious aura.

The sharp cold blade of the dagger was only half an inch away from Cui Jin's fingertips, almost cutting off his fingers.

Chu Yan's cold eyes fell on him, "If you don't want your hands, you can try again."

Cui Jin narrowed his pupils, looked at the dagger, and immediately recognized that it was the dagger he took to the mourning hall that night when he planned to cut the face of the corpse.

Thinking of the scene that night, he finally understood that since then, the Eldest Princess has seen everything.

The only ridiculous thing is that he is still complacent like a clown.

Now I am still dreaming that everything can go back to the past.

The surprise on Cui Jin's face was replaced by deep regret.

But no matter what his expression is now, no one cares.

The eldest princess' eyes never fell on him at all.

She doesn't care, nor will she care what Cui Jin thinks.

The eldest princess turned around and walked in front of the emperor and the queen mother, knelt down and begged: "What Chang Liang said just now, Pingyang never said. He and Cui Jin colluded with the Duke of Wei to put Pingyang to death. Thanks to King Ning for his rescue. , Pingyang was able to save his life. I implore the emperor to wear embroidered clothes and envoys to thoroughly investigate the residence of the Duke of Wei, and return Pingyang and King Ning to their innocence."